Electric Distribution Designer

Halff Associates • Austin, TX

306d

About The Position

At Halff, we have a shared vision and purpose upon which our company was founded: We improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality. We improve the lives of our own people by providing challenging and rewarding career opportunities. We've built one of the nation's largest infrastructure consulting firms on a core tenet: focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. So, we hire the industry's most talented professionals, make them owners and continually develop and reward them. As we grow our electric power delivery practice, Halff is seeking an experienced medium-voltage electric distribution designer to join us on our journey. This is an excellent opportunity to progress your career by applying your knowledge and expertise to working with co-ops, municipalities, or investor-owned utilities in designing new overhead and underground electric distribution lines, relocating and upgrading existing lines, and designing substation distribution takeoffs. You will have the opportunity to take-on a broader role including expanding your technical capabilities, mentoring less experienced designers, and seeking continuous improvements to our project execution process.

Requirements

• Must have a minimum of 4 years or more of experience designing medium-voltage electric distribution designs for both overhead and underground distribution.
• Proficient in creating plan and profile distribution designs in AutoCAD.
• Experience with CAD-based or GIS-based design tools for electric power infrastructure.
• High-level of interpersonal relationship, communications, facilitation, team building, and collaboration skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience applying relative industry codes and standards, including NESC and NEC.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Confident interacting closely with clients, management, and design teams.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Located within proximity to one of our Halff offices in the central Texas area.
• Embrace being an active participant of our employee-owned firm.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering or engineering technology.
• Knowledge of electrical theory and related power calculations.
• Ability to perform related structural calculations such as guying and cable pulling.
• Ability to perform sag and tension calculation to ensure proper line clearance and install tension.
• Ability to conduct distribution pole loading analysis to ensure proper pole sizing.

Responsibilities

• Preparing designs, construction packages, and bills of material for progressively complex medium-voltage distribution line projects and providing engineering support to the full project life cycle from concept through construction to as-builts.
• Performing on-site visits as necessary to determine routing, structure spotting, right-of-way requirements, and identifying all existing conditions in preparation for designs.
• Perform electric power calculations for determining capacity and effective sizing of distribution material and equipment.
• Performing QA/QC of distribution line designs and construction packages prepared by other designers.
• Work with the Project Managers and other associated teams to meet deadlines, aid in engineering decisions, and collaborate on projects.
• Assisting in the development of distribution engineering design philosophies, standards, details, and specifications.
• Continuously seeking improvements to our project execution processes, including safety by design, quality, and consistency.
• Mentoring, and/or training Designers, CADD Technicians and administrative staff.
• All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, prescription and life insurance.
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Holiday pay.
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
• Health Savings Account.
• 529 College Savings Plan.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Associate degree